1970 ITPA Open Indoor – Men's singles

Men's singles
1970 ITPA Open Indoor
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Tony Roche
Score6–3, 8–6, 6–2
Draw48
Seeds12

Rod Laver was the defending champion.

Laver successfully defended his title, defeating Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Tony Roche (final)
  3. John Newcombe (semifinals)
  4. Tom Okker (third round)
  5. Ken Rosewall (second round)
  6. Andrés Gimeno (first round)
  7. Fred Stolle (third round)
  8. Arthur Ashe (third round)
  9. Roy Emerson (third round)
  10. Earl Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
  11. Stan Smith (third round)
  12. Dennis Ralston (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
              
1 Rod Laver 8 6 6    
12 Dennis Ralston 6 1 4    
1 Rod Laver 6 8 6    
2 Tony Roche 3 6 2    
3 John Newcombe 0 3 4    
2 Tony Roche 6 6 6    

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 R Laver 6 6  
  G Stilwell 2 3  
1 R Laver 4 6 6
9 R Emerson 6 3 4
  J Fillol 0 4  
9 R Emerson 6 6  
1 R Laver 4 6 8
  R Taylor 6 8     I Năstase 6 2 6
Q J Borowiak 3 6     R Taylor 6 6  
Q H Fitzgibbon 6 6   Q H Fitzgibbon 4 1  
LL I Buding 3 2     R Taylor 4 4  
Q J Singh 6 3 5   I Năstase 6 6  
  B Carmichael 4 6 7   B Carmichael 2 1  
  I Năstase 6 7     I Năstase 6 6  
6 A Gimeno 2 5  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 K Rosewall 6 6  
  R Barth 1 3   5 K Rosewall 3 2  
  C Graebner 6 4 6   C Graebner 6 6  
  P Lall 1 6 4   C Graebner 6 4 6
  J McManus 8 6     M Santana 3 6 3
  T Ulrich 6 1     J McManus 2 2  
  I El Shafei 3 2     M Santana 6 6  
  M Santana 6 6     C Graebner 6 4  
12 D Ralston 8 6  
12 D Ralston 7 6  
  I Țiriac 5 3  
12 D Ralston 6 6 6
4 T Okker 1 8 3
Q Donald Lutz 3 1  
4 T Okker 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 J Newcombe 6 6  
  T Koch 4 4  
3 J Newcombe 6 6 7
  J Osborne 3 8 5
  J Osborne 6 8 8
  Ž Franulović 8 6 6
3 J Newcombe 8 3 8
10 EB Buchholz 3 6 6 10 EB Buchholz 6 6 6
  M Cox 6 2 3 10 EB Buchholz 6 6  
  N Pilić 6 6     N Pilić 2 2  
Q H-J Plötz 2 2   10 EB Buchholz 6 1 6
  J Kodeš 2 8 0 7 F Stolle 4 6 3
  T Gorman 6 6 6   T Gorman 6 6  
Q B Seewagen 2 5   7 F Stolle 8 8  
7 F Stolle 6 7  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 A Ashe 6 6  
Q J Loyo-Mayo 2 1   8 A Ashe 6 8 6
  H Rahim 7 8     H Rahim 8 6 2
  R Moore 5 6   8 A Ashe 4 6 6
  C Richey 6 3 6   C Richey 6 4 8
  R Holmberg 4 6 3   C Richey 6 6  
  R Lutz 3 3     M Riessen 4 2  
  M Riessen 6 6     C Richey 2 1  
2 T Roche 6 6  
11 S Smith 8 6  
  C Pasarell 6 4  
11 S Smith 3 2  
2 T Roche 6 6  
LL R Russell 1 3  
2 T Roche 6 6